The Winery La Girondaise is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery La Girondaise wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Girondaise wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery La Girondaise wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery La Girondaise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of fish fondue, home-made coq au vin or chicken skewers with curry and lemon.
Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.
How Winery La Girondaise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, osso bucco or magret with pepper.
On the nose the red wine of Winery La Girondaise. often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Girondaise. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery La Girondaise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts, blue cheese or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis, ham and roquefort clafoutis or salmon koulibiac.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery La Girondaise. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.
Said of a wine rich in flavours.
How Winery La Girondaise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of soft and inexpensive pasta gratin, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or home-made coq au vin.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Winery La Girondaise wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of fish paella, cream and tuna quiche or chicken tagine.
Unit of measure for the transport and marketing of bulk wines, corresponding to 4 barrels of 225 l, i.e. 900 l.
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Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
